Day: 30 March 2023

High cost, a bane to digitalising local healthcare facilities

KUALA LUMPUR: Among the challenges faced by the Health Ministry in digitalisation was the high cost behind the implementation of the Electronic Medical Records (EMR) system in hospitals across the country, the Dewan Rakyat was told. Read full story

Peru recalls ambassador to Colombia

PERU announced yesterday a “definitive recall” of its ambassador to Colombia, accusing its neighbour, as it did with Mexico last month, of downplaying ex-president Pedro Castillo’s recent attempted power grab, which led to his ouster and arrest. The Peruvian Foreign Ministry said the move followed “repeated interference and offensive expressions” by leftist Colombian President Gustavo […]

Dengue cases expected to peak this year

DATA and the cyclical nature of its outbreaks indicate the dengue epidemic will peak in Malaysian this year, director-general of health Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said. He said dengue outbreaks follow a cyclical pattern with an epidemic reported every four to five years.

Barely begun, Republican primary boils down to Trump v DeSantis

IT is still almost 300 days until the first ballot is cast but the fog is already lifting in the battle for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination – leaving two men standing. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has emerged as the only genuine threat so far to frontrunner Donald Trump, with the primary contest narrowing to a […]